The Future of Web Design Trends 2017

The end of 2016 is around the corner. The digital industry is growing very fast and with the continuous advancement in web technologies, it is becoming more competitive than ever. To make your business stand out, make sure your website is designed with the current web design trends. Being a developer you need to keep on learning and improving new skills to meet the expectations of your clients.

In this article, we will give you some insights of future web design trends for the year 2017.

1. Mobile First Design

Many of you are familiar with the term mobile-first design. As the name suggests, we must focus on the mobile devices first then move to the bigger ones. Nowadays, a website must be responsive to all screen types as the pure desktop website has been punished by Google. Google has provided a new online tool that is more informative than the old one.

A Test with the New Tool:

2. Website Speed

Another most important thing which will surely buzz in 2017 is the website’s optimization for extremely fast loading times. Google has suggested a speed limit of 1.5 seconds for a website’s entire loading process to be completed.

4. Micro Mini Interactions

The term microinteractions refers to the product interactions based on singular tasks such as pressing a button, setting an alarm, or clicking “Like”. Visiting Facebook or LinkedIn allows you to engage with dozens of microinteractions, most of which are invisible or too small to be noticeable.

5. Handcrafted Illustrations

Native images have been trending for a while now. They cover the entire screen space, creating a unique visitor experience.it is highly recommended you use a Handmade, original illustrations which has a much higher recognition value, and clearly show where the future will head to.

Some Examples:

6. Widespread utilization of rapid prototyping tools

Rapid prototyping tools suchas, UXpin, Webflow, InVision and Marvel allow programmers to quickly create fidelity prototypes of sites and services to guide them create something aesthetic, all without writing a single line of code. Some allow you to design in the browser and even launch the website itself right from the tool.

7. Video

Video backgrounds are getting more popular via premium themes available to purchase –if you belong to some industry it’s good to take a video yourself – as stock videos are quite expensive.

8. Centered and/or Split Content

Centered content is the most useful design trend these days. The main message is displayed in the center of the screen and creates a dramatic visual effect. Split content focuses on the content which has been divided into two areas, giving the designers more creative freedom.

Conclusion

No doubt, you are going to see a lot of exciting things in the coming year 2017. Hopefully, this article helps you create a web design strategy based on these significant trends. If you think I have forgotten something, feel free to leave a comment in the section below.

iMedia Designs | is a Toronto web design company, also involves in creating e-commerce web design and development solutions to all type of businesses in Toronto.